# std::basic_filebuf<CharT,Traits>::swap

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void swap( std::basic_filebuf& rhs ); |  | (since C++11)

Swaps the state and the contents of *this and rhs.

### Parameters

rhs | - | another `basic_filebuf`

### Return value

(none)

### Notes

This function is called automatically when swapping std::fstream objects, it is rarely necessary to call it directly.

### Example

Run this code

    #include <fstream>
    #include <iostream>
    #include <string>

    int main()
    {
        std::ifstream fin("test.in"); // read-only
        std::ofstream fout("test.out"); // write-only

        std::string s;
        getline(fin, s);
        std::cout << s << '\n'; // outputs the first line of test.in

        fin.rdbuf()->swap(*fout.rdbuf()); //swap the underlying buffers

        getline(fin, s); // fails: cannot read from a write-only filebuf
        std::cout << s << '\n'; // prints empty line
    }

### See also

operator= (C++11) | assigns a `basic_filebuf` object (public member function)
std::swap(std::basic_filebuf) (C++11) | specializes the std::swap algorithm (function template)
swap (C++11) | swaps two file streams (public member function of `std::basic_fstream<CharT,Traits>`)

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